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Nikon Group aims to strengthen manufacturing competitiveness to meet customers' expectations. The entire Group is striving to examine, reform and improve manufacturing competitiveness in all production processes.
The Nikon Group is committed to strengthening its manufacturing competitiveness constantly to meet the expectations of its customers. This involves a wide variety of production methods for different products, ranging from cutting-edge IC steppers and scanners demanding ultra-high precisions to consumer products that require enhanced efficiency. While giving careful consideration to the characteristics of each product, we are working to both strengthen and make more efficient our manufacturing capabilities in all production processes. The entire Group is thus striving to improve competitiveness in terms of speed and cost as well as quality.
To strengthen manufacturing competitiveness, a Group-wide Manufacturing Reform Project, led by the president of Nikon Corporation, was started in 2006. Separate working groups were set up for each of the Nikon Group's core businesses (Precision Equipment, Imaging, and Instruments) and progress is being made with these reforms while ensuring close coordination between different businesses. These working groups have succeeded in improving the productivity of the Group by reducing lead times and reforming production methods.
Specifically, they are adopting simplified designs and common platforms in the development process and improving the preparatory procedures for production toward the goal of (a)eliminating waste and establishing production methods that are suited to Nikon products and (b) pursuing front loading and the ability to mass-produce at once. We will continue to strengthen our manufacturing competitiveness and efficiency to achieve more reforms.
